Funny People

Funny People is a drama starring comedians. It is full of laughs, sentiment, and swearing. Celebrity comedian cameos abound in this film, the best one being Paul Reiser. It is fair to say that Funny People lets you in on what life can be like for aspiring and professional comedians, and that aspect of it is thoroughly enjoyable. The movie could have stayed entirely enjoyable if it didn't waste so much time with the Leslie Mann and Eric Bana storyline. Mann and Bana give fine performances, but Eric Bana's character is unnecessary. Putting all side plots and characters aside, Adam Sandler plays his depressed, callous, and dying of cancer character well. He is not a likeable character. Then there is Seth Rogen. Rogen is fantastic; he plays the most likeable character he's played since he was in Freaks and Geeks. He is the real star of the movie. Funny People as a whole may not quite hit the mark, but Seth Rogen sure does.